Race game



M. coNp RACE GAME.

APPLICATION FILED IAN.29.` 1920.

1,406,155. I Patented Feb. 7, 1922y PATENT OFFICE.

MAX GOND, OF BERLIN-WILMERSDORF, GERMANY.

RACE GAME.

Specincaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. *7, 1922.

Application led January 29, 1920. Serial No. 354,958.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX CoND, a citizen of the United States, residingat BerlinwWilmersdorf, Germany, have invented a new and useful RaceGame, of which the following is a specification.

Race games in which small discs or the like move around in an enclosureon a rotating track under the influence of centrifugal force are known.In these the track is actu ated by means ot' a springpmotor mechanism orby hand. The enclosure is provided with a start at which the discs arecollected for the commencement of the race as well as with a winningpost, and that disc which is nearest the latter when the track hasceased to move has won the game.

According to the present invention at least two tracks are disposedadjacent to one another and are adapted to be put in rotary movementbeing surrounded by a common enclosure and driven in such a way that oneof theJ tracks which serves for the start of the small discs rotatesmore rapidly than another which serves as the finish, so that the discsrun from one track onto the other with a sinuous motion finallyremaining on the finishing track. Y,

An example of the method of carrying out the present invention isillustrated in the drawing in which-Figure 1 is a plan and V Figure 2 acentral longitudinal section.

A base plate a is provided and on it is disposed an 8-shaped enclosure bat the two centres of which two circular discs c and d are rotatablymounted' on spindles the two discs being disposed as nearl as possibleto each other.

The driving mechanism for the purpose of' actuating the discs c and d isdisposed between the base plate a and the two discs c and d. Themechanism consists of a system of gear wheels e, f, g, h, the two middleones of which e and f are freelymounted and are of the same size, whilstthe wheel g which is connected to the disc c is only haltl the size ofthe wheel h disposed under disc d. The wheel e is operated by a freewheel mechanism c the driving part of which is formed as a lever kadapted to be actuated by hand in the direction of the arrow (Figure 1)and returned to its normal position by a spring 1. The enclosure b isprovided at its upper edge with a beading w in which are verticallydisposed a number of pins m the lower ends of which are free andspringy. When a number of small playing counters 1 2 3, etc., are usedand the discs c and d which serve as the tracks are rotated, these pinscause the small counters t'o be moved indiscriminately across the discs.The counters move from the starting disc c to the disc CZ and back againdescribing a figure 8 as they do so, the movements being repeated for aslong as the discs continue to rotate. Finally, however, they-remain onthe disc d because this latter moves at only half the speed of the discc and consequently loses its centrifugal force earlier.

In order to collect the counters at the start the trac-k around vthedisc c is shut off by means of a wire or rod n which is insertedradially from the outside through a hole in the enclosure b. If now, thelever k is slowly moved the small counters placed on the track will allcome together near this rod. When the latter is removed the game beginsand it lends when the tracks have ceased to rotate in the victory of thecounter (No. 10 on the drawing) which is nearest to the winning post 0disposed adjacent the disc d. In a similar way severa-1 tracks disposedwithin an enlarged enclosure may be used and driven by means of suitablyconnected geark wheels. In place of the free wheel device the drive canbe provided in a known way by means of spring or other motive power.

I claim 1. In a game of the class described, a pair of discs arrangedside by side and mounted for rotation, means to simultaneously rotatethe discs in reverse directions and at unequal rates of speed, and meansto guide game pieces from one disc to the other. f

2. In a game of the class described, a pair of discs arranged side byside and mounted for rotation, means to simultaneously rotate the discin reverse directions and at unequal rates of speed, and means to guidegame pieces from one disc to the other, comprising starting meanson thestarting dise-arranged v yieldable pins. radially thereon.

3. In a game of the class described, a pair In testimony whereof I aHiXmy signature of dises arranged side by side and mounted in presence oftwo Witnesses.

for rotation, means to simultaneously rotate MAX CON D. the discs inreverse directions and at unequal Witnesses: rates of speed, means toguide game pieces ALFRED WENDE,

from one disc to theother, and removable ANNA ASTIL i,rrfrlflf.V

